Couples turning to overseas support in quest for family Most weeks I watch the award-winning UK TV drama ‘Shameless’. Set in a gritty council estate in inner-city Manchester, the story centres on the dysfunctional Gallagher family headed by …
This morning, I carried out a number of file reviews and noted that increasing numbers of our UK clients have been unable to sell their homes. Divorce is stressful enough as it is, but in many cases property must be sold and the couple’s …
Don’t dwell on what can’t be changed Like many people I’ve taken advantage of the Easter break to take a much-needed holiday. Unlike previous years, my time in Eilat – a stunning Israeli resort town on the banks of the Red …
I am posting this catch-up note while waiting for a flight back to the UK. I have been enjoying my first holiday since June 2008, in Eilat by the Red Sea in Israel. It has been a quiet, restful week. I have had time to recover from my surgery with …
I was asked if I would become a regular columnist for the leading online divorce portal First Wives World. It is a popular website, and I was delighted to accept the invitation.
In truth I feel a little sorry for Myerson. As a family lawyer, I have encountered many men of his ilk. They are sharp-suited, high-flying Big Boys: fabulously confident, fabulously wealthy and fabulously successful. They play hard - and they always …
A client must never think that an appearance in court or a day of settlement will provide immediate closure. A subsequent period of recuperation and rest is essential: it allows the client's mind to settle and readjust.
Now that Brian Myerson’s economic circumstances are transformed, he has tried, and failed, to overturn his original financial agreement. Robin Charrot writes: Ingrid and Brian Myerson have recently hit the headlines. Brian Myerson is a …
If you have hidden your treasure in a “haven”: beware! Tomorrow, the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies meet in London to discuss the state of the global economy. High on their agenda will be the issue of offshore tax …
Spring renewal – for body and mind
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